Just seven games to go before the end of a season of transition for Stoke City - but that doesn't mean there are not goals still to pursue.

Actually, goals is perhaps the wrong word because the last thing Jack Butland wants to see from now until the home game against Sheffield United on May 5 is his net bulging.

That's because the Stoke keeper has set his heart on claiming the best clean sheet record in the division, and with Stoke now having one of the meanest defences around, who would bet against him.

Stoke's two longest-serving players in Ryan Shawcross and Charlie Adam were out and about meetings fans last night, and what tales they came out with.

Subjects covered at Knypersley and Biddulph Stoke City Supporters' Club included their favourite games for the Potters, which old boys they would most like to see back at the bet365 Stadium - and where it all went wrong on the road to relegation.

We will bring you all the latest Stoke City debate, news and gossip throughout the day. But we would also like to hear from you, so please send us your views via our Stoke City Facebook and Twitter accounts, or have your say by joining our new Stoke news and gossip group.

Staying put?

Charlie Adam answers questions from Stoke City fans after being invited to the Knypersley and Biddulph Supporters' Club. (Image: Phil Greig)

14:33

On the up...

Norwich City and Leeds United are heading to the Premier League. That is the verdict of world famous statistician Nate Silver. So what has he had to say about Stoke City? READ THE FULL STORY

Fans walk past a poster featuring a picture of Tom Hanks before the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Villa Park on December 23, 2018. (Image: Catherine Ivill)

12:40

Shaq attack...

Could Charlie Adam have been right about Xherdan Shaqiri all along? In the wake of Stoke’s relegation and Shaqiri’s move to Liverpool, the Scot questioned the little winger’s contribution to the cause. Now, as Liverpool close in on a first Premier League title, new doubts seem to have emerged about the Swiss World Cup star. READ THE FULL STORY

Not much love lost... between former Stoke team-mates Xherdan Shaqiri and Charlie Adam. (Image: The Sentinel)

12:13

Picture perfect day...

Stoke skipper Ryan Shawcross reckoned it was in his top two career highlights - yes, that 6-1 rout of Liverpool on the final day of the 2014/15 Premier League season. Let’s take a trip down memory lane to that magical day. STOKE 6, LIVERPOOL 1 GALLERY

A dog shows its support before the Premier League match between Stoke City and Liverpool at Britannia Stadium on May 24, 2015. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)

11:23

TP's take on Middlesbrough's goal crisis

09:02

Keeping it clean...

Jack Butland has confessed he does have half-an-eye on the clean-sheet league table in the Championship after rising dramatically up the ranks in recent weeks. The Stoke keeper now lies just one clean sheet off top spot jointly held by Sheffield United’s England under-21 keeper Dean Henderson and Middlesbrough’s Irish international number one Darren Randolph. Now Butland, with 15 shut outs in 39 Championship appearances, is aiming to claim top spot just for himself. READ THE FULL STORY

Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland.

08:43

Go girls...

Stoke City fans are used to draws these days, but nothing like the one served up by the club’s women’s team against Sunderland at the weekend. Stale it wasn’t. READ THE FULL STORY

Kelsey Richardson scored twice for Stoke City Ladies in a 4-4 draw with Sunderland. (Image: James Knowles)

08:31

Oh Arnie...

Charlie Adam and Ryan Shawcross spoke like fans as they mulled over what had led to Stoke City’s fall from established Premier League side to the Championship. The club’s two longest-serving players were put on the spot during a Q&A session with supporters at Knypersley Sports Club. So what went wrong? It seems Marko Arnautovic has a lot to answer for. READ THE FULL STORY

Marko Arnautovic emerged as Stoke City's attacking talisman over four years with the club. (Image: Malcolm Hart)

08:16

The wild Rover...

Blackburn defender Darragh Lenihan wants victory when Stoke visit Ewood Park on Saturday and then when Derby roll into town the game after. Of course, things have changed since Rovers turned up at the bet365 Stadium back in September and stormed into a 3-0 half-time lead before eventually winning 3-2. They are on a rin of just one win in 10 and are actually a point worse off than the Potters in 16th place. And while Stoke have now gone five games without conceding a goal, Rovers have let in 12 over the same period. Nevertheless, Lenihan says...

They are two good sides, but we’ve nothing to fear. We drew with Derby at their place and we beat Stoke, so we can take confidence from that and I feel we’re better in home games as we have the home support.

We’ll look to take six points from those games. We’ve two home games coming up and we’ll take each as it comes. You’ve no targets but we’ll try and do as best we can.

Blackburn defender Darragh Lenihan (Image: Getty)

08:05

So what will Stoke be doing in the summer transfer window?

Take a look at the known knowns, the known unknowns and unknown unknowns just a few weeks before the transfer window opens. It looks like being a busy summer for Nathan Jones and Co.